Round 6 saw the scoring bar raised twice, Northern Kāhu maintain their perfect record, Mainland Pouākai produce a dominant finish on the road and Tokomanawa Queens equal a Rapid League scoring record with a huge second half in Porirua. There were milestones too, with the first players of the season passing the 50-point mark. Mike Lacey takes you through all this and more in the Round 6 Rapid Wrap.
At the Edgar Centre in Dunedin, Northern Kāhu, with all five starters scoring seven points or more, produced an impressive display to down Southern Hoiho 49-25.
Kāhu made a flying start as they established a 14-4 first-quarter lead. Kiana Brown and Zoe Richards converted from deep for the hosts in the second, but the Kāhu were soaring as they carried a 29-10 lead into the half-time break.
With Tia Pavihi scoring five points, Hoiho shaded the third quarter 8-5 before Kāhu passed the 40-point mark for the fourth time this season in the final period.
Emily Monaghan paced an impressive Kāhu performance with a team-high 10 points, while Azure Anderson was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field in accumulating nine points.
Southern Hoiho 25- Zoe Richards 10pts & 5rebs, Tia Pavihi 9pts, Kiana Brown 6pts
Northern Kāhu 49- Emily Monaghan 10pts, Shanique Lucas 9pts, Azure Anderson 9pts, Kayla Manuirirangi 9pts, Olivia Williams 7pts & 6rebs
A dominant fourth period carried Yellow I Glass Mainland Pouākai to a 29-19 road win over Tauranga Whai.
Trailing 17-16 at three-quarter time, Pouākai outscored their hosts 13-2 in the final spell. Sari Mowbray initiated the run before the St Andrew’s College trio of Ava Jones, Emilia Ainley and Eva Jeffries made important contributions, with a Mowbray triple icing the win.
Earlier, a quarter-time buzzer-beating Hail Mary from Carla Pitman propelled the Whai to an 8-4 lead.
Pitman was again on the mark before scores from Ainley and Mowbray trimmed the Whai advantage to 12-9 at half-time.
Seven points from Rebekah Frisby-Smith tilted the balance in favour of Pouākai, only for forwards Eva Langton and Emilee Tahata to restore the Whai lead at the three-quarter mark.
From there, it was Mainland on the march.
Tauranga Whai 19 - Eva Langton 5pts, Carla Pitman 5pts
Yellow I Glass Mainland Pouākai 29 - Rebekah Frisby-Smith 10pts, Sari Mowbray 8pts, Ava Jones 5pts
Tokomanawa Queens pulled away in the second half to inflict a 53-33 defeat on Southern Hoiho in Porirua on Sunday.
A 20-point victory looked highly unlikely at half-time, with the Queens just two points ahead at 22-20 after Tia Pavihi and Abby Harris had led the way for the Southerners.
Although Alexa Duff gave Hoiho the lead after the resumption, Ameia Williams initially, and then Hana Lacey-Rameka, pulled the Queens clear. The pair scored eight points apiece in the third quarter to give the hosts a 38-26 lead with a quarter to play.
The Queens controlled proceedings in the fourth, with Alaska Rhebok scoring the final nine points to round out a comprehensive win. The 53 points set a new Queens single-game record and equalled the all-time Women’s Rapid League mark.
Tokomanawa Queens 53 - Ameia Williams 14pts, Hana Lacey-Rameka 12pts, Alaska Rhebok 11pts, Grace Hunter 6pts
Southern Hoiho 33 - Tia Pavihi 10pts, Abby Harris 10pts, Aria Brown 4pts & 6rebs
In defeating Southern Hoiho 53-33, Tokomanawa Queens posted the highest score of the 2026 season and equalled the all-time Women’s Rapid League score.
Whai forward Eva Langton became the first player to reach 50 points this season, with Queens guard Nahala Toeleiu following suit later in the round.
53 Nahala Toeleiu (Queens)
52 Eva Langton (Whai)
46 Shamar Broughton (Whai)
46 Alaska Rhebok (Queens)
44 Emily Monaghan (Kāhu)
44 Shanique Lucas (Kāhu)
| Position | Team | GP | W | L | %won | For | Agst | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Northern Kāhu | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 240 | 142 | 169 |
| 2 |  |
Mainland Pouākai | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 186 | 192 | 96 |
| 3 |  |
Tauranga Whai | 7 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 201 | 208 | 96 |
| 4 |  |
Tokomanawa Queens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 137 | 137 | 100 |
| 5 |  |
Southern Hoiho | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 165 | 250 | 66 |
